Eye Spy LA
January 10, 2014
Say Hello to 2014!

 

Many of us are just reviving from the holiday hoedown. Hooray for the New Year so let's start by making it a good one!

 

SHOW PIZZAZZ: This is the time of year to catch unusual music and theatrical offerings.


GET BUSY: If a New Year's Resolution is to do something new then we got you covered.

 

ARTY SCHMARTY: Show off your mad skills at these artistic events.


Culver City Third Wed FREE AND GOOD FUN FOR ALL: We're big fans of freebies! Take the Downtown Culver City Neighborhood Happy Hour event every month. Here's the 411: every 3rd Wednesday (i.e. hump day) Culver City gives locals a chance to score sweet deals and deep discounts at restaurants and stores. Culver City is one of those easy breesy areas we love for all its history, eateries and fun stuff to do on tree-lined boulevards. Make Jan. 15 one of those early work days and ride either the Metro line or come on down via car with up to 2 hours of free parking in municipal structures. This coming Wednesday's theme is "New Year's Resolutions" so make this year something worth celebrating by coming down to Culver City. 

YEAR-ROUND EVENTS & ACTIVITIES: Some things are always fun to do... Check out our Places to Go Anytime and Things To Do pages for plenty of ideas for entertaining holiday guests.

  • CLASSES & SEMINARS - Start 2014 by learning a new mad skill.
  • ART - Discover what local artisans are doing and coin a new movement.
  • THEATER - Never fear! Theater in LA is here.
  • KIDS STUFF - Do something even the little ones will enjoy.

 

 Find more? Check out our Editor's Picks selected at the start of every week.  

  

DiscountsDISCOUNTS - there are some really good ones right now. From whale watching to kids shows to festivals... entertain yourself at a discount. All at very reasonable prices. Even better, most of the discounts offered are direct from the event/activity producers and do not involve additional fees to receive the discount.

  

TIP OF THE ICEBERG: you'll find lots more events and other things to do near you - on our neighborhood and regional calendar links at the bottom of all Eye Spy LA web pages.


Have a Happy Weekend!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! L.A. Theatre Works Presents National Theatre Live in High Definition: Don't Miss It! by M.R. Hunter

 

Frankenstein HD 

                  

There is an invaluable opportunity to see the best theater coming out of London. It doesn't require a passport or a pat down through airport security. Located at the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus (convenient for Westsiders and southern valley folks), L.A. Theatre Works hosts monthly HD screenings straight from the boards of the National Theatre. "Great! Thanks for the reminder!" you might be saying to yourself only to forget five minutes later about this exciting program. Listen up, because I have some invaluable insights into both these screenings and the amazing double feature lineup tomorrow, Jan. 11, of "Hamlet" and "Frankenstein." 

Not seeing "Frankenstein" is entirely possible. It is a travesty though for those who've yet walked away transformed. That's the deal. Wish it were otherwise but here's the skinny..."Frankenstein" amid a clamor and several petitions demanding otherwise will not be released as a DVD for the viewing public. This is due to rights issues as well as the artistic integrity of Boyle, Cumberbatch and Miller who believe, erroneously, I might be so bold to add, that this play can only be fully appreciated live or through these limited screenings. They have that luxury, I suppose, but it really is an injustice with a future resolve undetermined. At the very least, the absolute minimum, "Frankenstein" should be available as a teaching resource to schools and art institutions around the globe. It is incomparable to years of study when confronted with its largesse and sheer majesty of control, expression, nuance and craft. 


BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! READ MORE ON HOW AND WHY HERE
  
L.A. Natural History Museum First Fridays: Walk on the Wild Side

 

NHM First Fridays

 

 

Roar! Ahem...ROAR! Yeah, that's more like it. Unleash your wild side at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum on the first Friday of every month through June.


This year's theme is "L.A. Stories... Walk on the Wild Side". We're colossal fans of the NHM, whether on a First Friday or any ole day. It's a badass, take no prisoners museum year-round but First Fridays brings out the movers and shakers to rattle the bones. Here's the scoop: on the first Friday of the first six months visitors can hobnob among the dearly and long since departed while enjoying fresh new bands, drinks in bars among the snarling stuffed saber toothed critters and feel pretty freakin' posh among the surroundings. Plus enjoy special themed lectures and guided tours.
 
GET OUR TIPS FOR ATTENDING: READ THE FULL ARTICLE


Eyestrology - This Month's Event Forecast - Happy Birthday Capricorn!
By Cici Psy-Chic

 

Clairvoyant Happy birthday to these celebrity January Capricorns: Verne Mini-Me Troyer (1/1), Tia Carrere (1/2), Mel Gibson (1/3), Michael Stipe (1/4), Bradley Cooper (1/5), Rowan Atkinson (1/6), Nicolas Cage (1/7), R. Kelly (1/8), Kate Middleton (1/9), Pat Benatar (1/10), Mary J. Blige (1/11), Howard Stern (1/12), Orlando Bloom (1/13), LL Cool J (1/14), Armando Perez (1/15), Kate Moss (1/16), Betty White (1/17), Jason Segel (1/18), Dolly Parton (1/19), Edwin Buzz Aldrin (1/20)

  

CAPRICORN - Anxiety

AQUARIUS - Sense of Completion

PISCES - Fact Finding

ARIES - Confusing
TAURUS - Handle Your Responsibilities

GEMINI - High Note
CANCER - Crabby

LEO - Domestic Diva

VIRGO - Brimming with Ideas

LIBRA - Chicken Little

SCORPIO - Scrooge

SAGITTARIUS - Reignite Your Passion

 

This month will be extremely social for most signs but it also means our dealing with crowds, traffic and strangers during the holiday season. Remember everyone is trying to get somewhere too. We should exercise good manners and civility to keep things moving along merry and bright. It's a season for goodwill towards men so take this spirit out wherever you go. Engage but also be willing to acquiesce to others. New Year's brings a sense of unity and reflection. Instead of concentrating on what you want to do, consider just how much was done in 2013...  

 

Read your full EYESTROLOGICAL Forecast 

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Eye Spy LA has been the online Local's Guide to L.A. since 2003. Content is written, edited and maintained by locals and focuses on local and nearby events and the local creative community.

 

Editorial policy: Eye Spy LA editorials are stories written about places, entertainment and events that we go to. The opinions are those of our editorial staff and the writer of the piece. Calendar listings are ads posted by the people producing events and activities in the local area. Each week we pick and recommend events and other things to do based on our experience or sometimes because they look particularly unusual, unique or in some other way interesting. We do not recommend them based on any fees they may or may not have paid us for advertising.

 

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